2025 Bear success thread

[Tekla]

Fall Kenai peninsula.

 

[tracker12]

My NJ archery bear. Number 4 in the State that gives out a nice patch to successful hunters.

 

[sierrastalker]

Finally got my first black bear. A nice little chocolate in northern California on the first day hunting of our 'week long' backpack hunt. 30-06 shooting a 138gn Hammer Hunter HHT, 200 yard shot, cross-canyon - dropped him right in his tracks and he fell 135 feet through some bushes and then down a big chute. Even though he was a smaller bear, it made for a heavy 7 mile pack out....it didn't help that we still had basically all of our food left and had to pack that back down the trail. Saw 8 bears that day, and they were all on the move solo through the berry bushes. Last trip up there we saw a ton of sows with cubs, but none this trip.

 

[tracker12]

Killed two bears when I lived in CA 2000-2003. Hunted D8 and D9. Love the Sierras. To bad there in CA

 

[300 win mag]

Beautiful bear! Is the right front foot missing?

how old is your son,looks like you did well and got him started early.

 

[300 win mag]

7 year old daughter took her first big game animal , a 7’ Alaskan grizzly with a 338 win. Proud dad right here. Fresh tenderloin was delicious.

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[300 win mag]

wow you got both your son and daughter involved very early.that is spectacular,i know from experience with my granddaughter the sheer joy of them harvesting there game.congrats to you all.

 

[FOS373]

Kodiak

 

[AKAV8R]

Future SIL Will killed a nice bear at my camp in central Ak. His first big game animal. Bear showed up while calling moose. Lots of bears in this area. Beautiful hide.

 

[longrangelead]

My first bear with a 223 last spring.

My wife decided she wanted to get a fall bear for the fat. We got her a good boar with plenty of fat to render.

 

[RADunfee]

North GA mountains. Spot and stalk.

 

[limpet]

Got a nice boar yesterday in Northern California with my dad. I shot him in the bottom of a creek and he ran uphill and died 30 yards below the road on a skid trail. Absolutely stuffed with acorns and pretty fat. It’s the first animal I’ve gotten with my dad in 13 years. It seems like we’re always hunting for him these days.

 

[againes85]

Taken 11/14 in Eastern NC. My first bear.

 

[welkin]

Coaxed this sow out of the trees with a fawn bleat call last night. Oregon coast range. I heard the unmistakable sound of a bear messing around and the wind was good. Shot from 70 yards, they dropped where they stood. Always the best feeling.

Edit: the front teeth in between the canines are worn down to nothing, excited to find out how old she was. My bear last year was aged at 13, I'm guessing this one must be older since last year's bears tooth wear wasn't nearly as extreme

ODFW says this bear was 12 years old